A Veteran Broadcaster Ms Debrah Ogazuma has called on Nigerian government as at all levels to provide profound security for students especially the females, as the country grapple with several security challenges that directly impact on its economy and lives of citizens.
Penpushing reports that Ogazuma made the call at the 8th Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the theme: “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy’, held in Lokoja, Kogi State
The Edutainment Communicator pointed out that it has become obvious that since the capture of Chibok girls, the girl child education has been seriously threatened, regretting the impact of the abduction of the Chibok girls and more similar cases to the girl child.
Penpushing further reports that she lamented that the most attacks on the educational institutions were targeted at the females, and called on the authorities to work towards putting an end to it, as well as urged them to put in place measures for healing when such girls regain freedom from their adoptors.
The veteran broadcast journalist equally urged the media not to remain silent rather work assiduously towards changing the narrative through their reportage, and on digital economy, she insisted that Nigeria must follow the trend of digitalization for economic growth, just as she observed that power deficiency has been a major issue.
Penpushing also reports that Ogazuma noted that the future is driven with innovation and full of opportunities for expanding digitally added that Nigeria must engage the younger generations in order not to be left out.
The Edutainment Communicator queried that is Nigeria going to allow insecurity, power deficiency to constitute huge block for the emerging land scape of its economy? as she proffered solution to the raised question.
Penpushing reports that she stated that traditional method of involving traditional rulers reporting and fishing out possible dangerous elements seeking entrance into their community must be reactivated, stressing that communities should do more to ensure that they are not totally helpless.
Meanwhile, the veteran broadcaster speaking on power, called for replication of setting up of small power plants by communities which she said has been done in some communities within states in the country.
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